HARRY REDKNAPP doesn't agree with the way Sam Allardyce was entrapped but believes it won't be long until he returns to management.

Allardyce left his post as the England boss on Tuesday following a meeting with bogus businessmen explaining he knew how to circumnavigate the FA rules on player ownership.

The scandal brought an abrupt end to Allardyce's reign after just 67 days in charge and Redknapp was saddened to see the former Sunderland manager's tenure end before it had really begun.

"I can’t say I agree with entrapping people. You can trap almost anyone in any walk of life if you really want to but that said, Sam made a mistake — he knows he did — and has paid a high price," Redknapp wrote in his London Evening Standard column.

Sam Allardyce snapped outside his house after being sacked by England

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Sam Allardyce has been pictured outside his house the morning after he was sacked by England

Sam Allardyce was sacked as England manager after being caught up in a newspaper sting

"Once it came out, the FA didn’t have a choice. There is a history of managers getting sacked for off-field issues and the saddest thing is that Sam has now joined that list before really having the chance to make his mark on the squad.

"But this won’t be the last job Sam has in football. He hasn’t broken any laws.

"There will be a team struggling to stay up in the Premier League, they will take one look at his track record and realise Sam is the best man for the job."

The Daily Telegraph are also reporting that eight Premier League managers are accused of taking transfer bungs and revealed Bristol City assistant manager Tommy Wright accepted a £5,000 cash payment to invest in players.

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The latest revelations haven't sat well with Redknapp and he pointed out third party deals are a constant in football.

"These businessmen claimed to want to get Sam involved but half of the reason he was there was to help out a mate as he’s since said," Redknapp added.

"Footballers sign deals with third parties a lot — they endorse boots, clothing, you name it. Roy Hodgson had a contract with Hublot to wear a fantastic watch. A lot of managers have that and I’ve seen some fold their arms a lot on television to show them off for the cameras."